mignonne

[ min-yon; French mee-nyawn ]

adjective

1. small and delicate.

noun

1. (initial capital letter) Also [] a female given name.

Word History and Origins

Origin of mignonne¹

1550–60; < French, feminine of mignon mignon

Example Sentences

In Migina, an entertainment area in the capital, Kigali, Mignonne acts as a leader of 60 sex workers, reminding colleagues with HIV to take their antiretroviral therapy and visit health centers every month.

From Washington Times

“Yet it’s equally dangerous when you don’t take the drug,” Mignonne said in an interview.

From Washington Times

“Yet it’s equally dangerous when you don’t take the drug,” Mignonne said in an interview.

From Seattle Times

In Migina, an entertainment area in the capital, Kigali, Mignonne acts as a leader of 60 sex workers, reminding colleagues with HIV to take their antiretroviral therapy and visit health centers every month.

From Seattle Times

The range of chemicals that vapers are exposed to is dazzling, says Mignonne Guy, a biobehavioural researcher at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond.

From Nature